Etymology

anteroaxis

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Today it means: The anterior section of the central axial lobe on the pygidium of an agnostoid trilobite. Full definition →

English axis ← Latin axis ← Proto-Italic *aksis
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énteros
  3. Latin*anterus
  4. Latinanterior
  5. Englishantero-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-?
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱs-
  8. Proto-Italic*aksis
  9. Latinaxis
  10. Englishaxis
  11. English todayanteroaxis

From antero- + axis.

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